Michael Basinski

Michael Basinski (born 1950 Buffalo, New York) is an American text, visual and sound poet. He is the curator of The Poetry/Rare Books Collection of the University Libraries, State University of New York at Buffalo. He performs as a solo poet and with the performance/sound ensemble, Bufffluxus.^[1]

Selected works

Poetry

• Mooon Bok. Leave Books. 1992.
• Red Rain Two. Run Away Spoon Press. 1992.
• Cnyttan. Meow Press. 1993.
• Flight To The Moon. Run Away Spoon Press. 1993.
• Vessels. Texture Press. 1993.
• Odalisque. Word Outa Buffalo. 1995.
• SleVep. Tailspin Press. 1995.
• Barstokai. Meow Press. 1996.
• Empty Mirror. Non Compos Mentis Press. 1996.
• Heebie Jeebies. Meow Press. 1996.
• Idyll. Juxta Press. 1996.
• Un Nome. Run Away Spoon Press. 1996.
• From Wooden Unguent-Spoon In the Shape of a Girl Swimming and Reaching Out to Touch a Duck. 1998.
• Book of Two Cartouche. 1999.
• Fine White Out Lines. 1999.
• By. House Press. 1999.
• Beeseechers. Light And Dust Books. 2000.
• The Doors. House Press. 2000.
• Mool. Writers Forum. 2000.
• Mool3Ghosts. Writers Forum. 2000.
• Shards of Shampoo. Writers Forum. 2000.
• Heka. Factory School. 2001.
• The Lay Of Fraya Wray. Xtant Books. 2001.
• Song Of Yetti's Dream. 2001.
• Strange Things Begin To Happen When A Meteor Crashes in the Arizona Desert. Burning Press. 2001.
• Poemeserss. Structum Press. 2002.
• Abzu. Run Away Spoon Press. 2003. ISBN 1-898497-18-4.
• Idyllic Book. Michel Letko, Houston, Texas. 2003.
• It's Alieve. 2004.
• Poems Popeye Papyrus. Slack Buddha Press. 2004.
• Frogs. 2005.
• Fluxus Play Book and Performance Poems. 2006.
• All My Eggs Are Broken. BlazeVox. 2007.
• Of Venus 93. Little Scratch Pad. 2007.
• Welcome To The Alphabet. Redfoxpress. 2008.
• auXin. Amphibole Books. 2008.

Essays

• "The Sound Pome Today Must Come to Bum Impoemivsational". UbuWeb.
• "The New Concrete". UbuWeb.

References

1. Van Maele, Francis. "Michael Basinki "Welcome To The Alphabet"" http://www.redfoxpress.com/dada-basinski.html. September 6, 2009.